Patriot League Men’s Basketball -Kvartfinale Round Recap presented by Penfed Credit Union (3.6.25)

Washington – No. 1 Bucknell, No. 2 American, No. 3 Colgate and No. 5 Navy went on to Sunday’s semi -final round in 2025 Penfed Credit Union Patriot League -men’s basketball championship.

The top seed bison exceeded No. 8 Loyola Maryland 76-72 in Overtime, and No. 5 Navy Reduced No. 4 Boston University 86-78. No. 1 Bucknell hosts No. 5 Navy in Sunday’s semi -final round, with live covering beginning at noon at the CBS Sports Network. Jason Knapp and Mo Cassara will be on the call where Keiana Martin reports from the sidelines.

No. 2 American held No. 7 Lafayette, 71-69, and No. 3 Colgate defeated No. 6 Army West Point, 84-55, to move on to the semi-final round for the eighth of just season. Chris Lewis will handle play-by-play, and three DOPS will provide analysis of CBS Sports Network broadcast from 7 p.m. 14.00

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On No. 1 Bucknell Bison (18-14, 13-5 PL) 76, No. 8 Loyola Maryland Greyhounds (12-19, 6-12 PL) 72 (OT)
Soyka Pavilion/Lewisburg, Pa. 19:00 (ESPN+)

Box score
Lewisburg, Pa. -Junior center Noah Williamson and Senior Guard Josh Bascoe combined for 41 points to help # 1 Bucknell Outlast No. 8 Loyola Maryland, 76-72, overlooking in a Patriot League championship quarterfinals game at Sojka Pavilion.
*Williamson, The Patriot League Player of the Year, recorded a double-double with game heights of 21 points and 10 rebounds.
*Bascoe spoke 20 points, eight rebounds and six assists to the bison, while senior guard Elvin Edmonds IV added 10 points.
*Bascoe and Edmonds IV scored the bison’s first 14 points to help build a 17-point first half lead before Loyola Maryland replied.
*Sophomore guards Jacob Theodosiou and Jordan Steemke ended with 17 and 14 points respectively, which helped Greyhounds cut the deficit to three points at the break before trade leads six times with the bison in the second half.
*Styemke ended with a team high nine boards, while senior fronts Milos Ilic added 13 points and eight rebounds to help Loyola Maryland hold a 38-31 benefit on the glass.
Recycling: Loyola Maryland | Bucknell

On No. 2 American Eagles (20-12, 13-5 PL) 71, No. 7 Lafayette Leopards (13-20, 7-11 PL) 69
Bender Arena/Washington, DC 19:00 (ESPN+)

Box score
Washington -Sophomore Guard Greg Jones and graduate students Colin Smalls are both associated with two free throwing in the last 21 seconds of regulation to help # 2 American Hold No. 7 Lafayette, 71-69, in a quarter-final round game in Bender Arena.
*Jones scored nine of his team mounds 17 points in the second half to help Eagles overcome an 11-point half-time deficit. Jones shot 3-of-4 beyond the arch, and AU connected 7-of-11 from 3-point reach after the break.
*Master’s student Lincoln Ball scored a career hill 13 points and added six rebounds, including three offensive rebounds in the 2nd half, all resulting in Eagles Point.
*Sophomore tip Matt Mayock added 10 points, while senior guards Elijah Stephens contributed eight points and five assists for American.
*Lafayette-Nybstejervagt Alex Chaikin scored a career hill 29 points on 10-of-13 shooting from the floor, including 8-of-10 from distance. He hit five 3-Pointers in the second half.
*Senior Center Justin Vander Baan ended with 14 points, six rebounds, five assists and five blocked shots, and Sophomore Fremad Andrew Phillips contributed 12 points and six boards to the leopards.
Recycling: Lafayette | AMERICAN

On No. 3 Colgate Raiders (14-18, 10-8 PL) 84, No. 6 Army West Point Black Knights (16-15, 10-8 PL) 55
Cotterell Court/Hamilton, New 19:00 (ESPN+)

Box score
Hamilton, new -Femme year center Jeff Woodward posted a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds, while the other guard Jalen Cox scored a team high 20 points to lead No. 3 Colgate to an 84-55 win over No. 6 Army West Point to move on to Patriot League semi-finals for the eight-year-old season.
*Cox joined all three of its 3-point attempts and added a game-high six assists and five rebounds.
*Senior Guards Chandler Baker and Nicolas Louis-Jacques scored 13 and 12 points respectively. Louis-Jacques connected to 4-of-8 beyond the arch to a Colgate team that ended 12-of-26 from distance.
*Raiders built a 46-23 half-time lead behind a burning 60 percent (9-of-15) behind the arch with Louis-Jacques and Baker, combining to 23 first half-point points.
*Army West Point Senior Guard Jalen Rucker scored a game high 22 points to lead the Black Knights.
*Sophomore Guard Ryan Curry added 10 points, five rebounds and three assists to the army.
Recycling: Army West Point | Colgate

NO. 5 Navy Midshipmen (14-18, 10-8 PL) 86, at No. 4 Boston University Terrier (16-16, 10-8 PL) 78
Case Gymnasium/Boston Mass. 19:00 (ESPN+)

Box score
Boston -Junior guards Austin Benigni led four Midshipmen in double with a game-high 30 points when No. 5 Navy defeated No. 4 Boston University, 86-78, in the quarter-final round of the Patriot League Championship.
*Benigni shot 8-AF-14 from the floor and 14-of-16 from the free-throwing line while adding six assists and four rebounds. His 14 made free kicks are a shy for the Patriot League quarter -final record set by Navy’s TJ Hall in 1994.
*Junior tip Donovan Draper ended with 16 points and seven boards, while Junior Center Aidan Kehoe amounted to 14 points and nine rebounds for Midshipmen.
*Navy Sophomore Guard Jordan Pennick added 10 points.
*Boston University Graduate Student Guard Miles Brewster led Terrier with 19 points and connected 3-of-4 over the arch, while the other guard Kyrone Alexander ended with 16 points and seven boards.
*Senior fronts Malcolm Chimezie and Freshman Center Ben Defty scored 12 points per
Recycling: FLEET | Boston University

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